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Creators are weighing whether to provide TV watchers with the "binge" experience

Sunday, March 12, 2023

We look at a debate that is currently something of a fixation for content creators: Should they provide a "binge" experience for a series, or dole out episodes weekly?

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Sustainable fashion will be in the spotlight at this year's Oscars red carpet

Sunday, March 12, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Samata Pattinson, CEO of RCGD Global about their partnership with the Academy Awards to encourage sustainable clothing on this year's red carpet.

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The WWE is negotiating to legalize betting on its (scripted) matches

Sunday, March 12, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with CNBC media reporter Alexander Sherman about the WWE's negotiations to legalize betting on its own scripted matches.

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Revisiting the Stormy Daniels case that could lead to Donald Trump's indictment

Sunday, March 12, 2023

A look at the case involving former President Donald Trump and adult film actress Stormy Daniels that might lead to the indictment of Trump.

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What the collapse of Silicon Valley Banks says about the stability of U.S. banks

Sunday, March 12, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Anat Admati, professor at Stanford University's Business School, about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what it says about the stability of the U.S. banking system.

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Amid concerns of animal cruelty, HelloFresh will no longer source coconuts from Thailand

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Meal kit company HelloFresh said they will no longer source Thai coconuts over concerns that monkeys are being abused in sourcing the ingredient.

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In states with abortion bans, hospital ethics boards have the power to make exceptions

Sunday, March 12, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dr. Anne Lyerly, a professor and OB-GYN, about how hospital ethics boards are being invoked when a patient requires a medical exception to an abortion ban.

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He was with Emmett Till the night he was murdered. The horror haunts him still

Sunday, March 12, 2023

The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was just 16 years old when his cousin and best friend, Emmett Till, was lynched in 1955. Today, he is the last living witness of the kidnapping.

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United Nations member nations have agreed on a treaty to protect oceans

Monday, March 06, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with ocean researcher Robert Blasiak of Stockholm University about a historic new treaty to protect oceans.

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Amid criticism from environmentalists, a new oil project in Alaska is set to get the green light

Sunday, March 05, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alaska Public Media reporter Liz Ruskin about the Willow Oil Project in Alaska. It has has widespread support, but there are concerns about its environmental impact.

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Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till's cousin, reflects on his life and legacy

Sunday, March 05, 2023

For her series on members of the civil rights generation, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till's cousin.

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After her mother died, an Iowa woman learned she owed over $200,000 to Medicaid

Sunday, March 05, 2023

After her mother died, an Iowa woman got a letter saying she owed more than $200,000 to the state Medicaid program. But she didn't even know her mom had been on the health insurance program.

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Meet the sisters who drew inspiration from the '90s for two new American Girl dolls

Sunday, March 05, 2023

American Girl has announced two new dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman, who are twins in 1999 Seattle. We hear from Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy, who together, wrote the stories of the new dolls.

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Hundreds of migrant children work long hours in jobs that violate child labor laws

Sunday, March 05, 2023

Hundreds of migrant children in the U.S. are working long hours and in dangerous jobs. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Brandeis University professor David Weil about why this is happening.

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Politics chat: The takeaways from the Democratic and Republican conferences

Sunday, March 05, 2023

We look at what came out of the annual House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference as well as the GOP's Conservative Action Conference — or CPAC. Both events were held in Maryland this past week.

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A new AI tool can moderate your texts to keep the conversation from getting tense

Sunday, March 05, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Professor Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil, of Cornell University's Department of Information Science, about an AI chat moderating tool called ConvoWizard.

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Claire Jiménez on her new novel 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez'

Sunday, March 05, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Claire Jiménez about her new novel, "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez". The story of a missing teenager delves into questions of grief, family, and reality TV.

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Dan Snyder's ownership of the Washington Commanders is under the scanner

Sunday, March 05, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks ESPN's Don Van Natta about his investigation into the finances of the Washington Commanders under Dan Snyder's ownership.

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Watch: Jonathan Majors on his meteoric rise through Hollywood

Sunday, February 26, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Jonathan Majors, who has been busy. He's in a superhero movie, the Creed boxing franchise, and an art film that has critics buzzing about a possible Oscar.

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Jonathan Majors is having a moment in Hollywood

Sunday, February 26, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Jonathan Majors who has been BUSY. He's in a superhero movie, the "Creed" boxing franchise, and an art film that has critics buzzing about a possible Oscar.

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